The Program Coordinator will be involved in the care of respiratory patients in Singapore General Hospital with chronic respiratory conditions particularly on early diagnosis of COPD and smoking cessation programme and the main responsibilities consist of screening, planning, assessment and monitoring of patients admissions, conducting patient education and counselling, and training of other health care professionals. The incumbent will be required to participate in training and education programmes, and research activities.
Responsibilities
- Co-ordinates inpatient/outpatient service together with nurse clinicians and Allied Health Professionals
- Screening inpatient & outpatient smoker referral for smoking cessation for symptoms and offer portable spirometry for early COPD diagnosis
- Train and perform portable spirometry
- Provide COPD, airway disease and smoking cessation counselling both inpatient and outpatient
- Provides advice on the pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation
- Provides follow up for patients
- Participates and coordinate research related to early COPD/COPD/smoking cessation
Requirement
- Bachelor in Nursing with 2 years relevant work experience
- Experience in counselling and having a Certification in Quit Smoking Counselling would be an advantage
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team consists of other healthcare professionals
- Having a Good Clinical Practice Certificate for clinical trials would be an advantage
- Knowledge of MS Office is compulsory
- Experience in counselling patients preferred
